What is CVE-2022-0359?

CVE-2022-0359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-0359?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-0359 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Apple macOS

CVE-2022-0359

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-01-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (70.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS
Vim
Vim Vim/vim — versions unspecified
Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

huntr.dev/bounties/a3192d90-4f82-4a67-b7a6-37046cc88def (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/vim/vim/commit/85b6747abc15a7a81086db31289cf1b8b17e6cb1 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
support.apple.com/kb/HT213444 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 (Vendor Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0359?: CVE-2022-0359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-0359?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0359 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.